On the Chinese lunar calendar

Day 28 of the 5th lunar month, 2026

July 12, 2026 was a Sunday.

Lunar year Year of the Fire Horse · your sign, element and year pillar
Year name bǐng wǔ, the 43rd name in the sixty-year cycle
Day name dīng hài, a Fire Pig day, the 24th name in the sixty-name cycle. In a bazi chart it is this pair, not the year's, that a reader starts from. Cast the full chart from this date
Ink painting of the Horse, the zodiac animal of this lunar year.
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When this lunar date falls, for the next ten years

A lunar date lands on a different Western date every year. That's why your grandmother's calendar has two sets of numbers. Bookmark this page and you'll never miss it.

Lunar year Western date Day of week
2027 July 2, 2027 Friday
2028 June 20, 2028 Tuesday
2029 July 9, 2029 Monday
2030 June 28, 2030 Friday
2031 July 17, 2031 Thursday
2032 July 5, 2032 Monday
2033 June 24, 2033 Friday
2034 July 13, 2034 Thursday
2035 July 3, 2035 Tuesday
2036 June 22, 2036 Sunday

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Same date, deeper readings

Computed astronomically for 1900–2100 following the rules of China's national calendar standard (GB/T 33661-2017), including true leap months, not an approximation formula. Cross-checked against the Hong Kong Observatory conversion tables. Method and sources on the converter page.

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